The Shropshire Yeomanry [UK]

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Page created 1 November 2000. Corrected and updated 19.06.2006

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Titles & Lineage History & War Service Battle Honours Colours, Standards and Guidons	Badges and Uniforms Colonels Traditions Bibliography

Note: This is a battalion history of the part-time reserves, which are normally liable for full-time active service only in an emergency. See the main regimental page(s) as linked below for more information.

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Titles and Lineage

English County Index
Alphabetic Index of Titles


	1872.04.27	Shropshire Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry formed with HQ at Shrewsbury by amalgamation of *North Salopian Yeomanry Cavalry*, and *South Salopian Yeomanry Cavalry*
	1893.04.01	troops reorganised in squadrons
	1900	sponsored 13th Coy, 5th Bn, Imperial Yeomanry
	1901.04.17	Shropshire Imperial Yeomanry reorganised in four sqns and MG sec; trained and equipped as mounted infantry
	1908.04.01	Shropshire Yeomanry transferred to T.F. with HQ at Shrewsbury; trained and equipped as dragoons
		A Squadron at Shrewsbury (dets at Baschurch, Ponteschurch, Pulverbach, Wem) B Squadron at Oswestry (dets at Whitchurch, Ellesmere) C Squadron at Ludlow (dets at Craven Arms, Ross, Hereford, Leominster, Tenbury, Kington) D Squadron at Wellington (dets at Much Wenlock, Shifnal, Market Drayton, Newport, Bridgnorth)
	1920.02.07	The Shropshire Yeomanry reconstituted in T.A. with HQ at Shrewsbury
	1940.02.15	75th (Shropshire Yeomanry) Medium Regiment, RA converted and formed duplicate 76th (Shropshire Yeomanry) Medium Regiment, RA
	1947.01.01	The Shropshire Yeomanry reconstituted in T.A. with HQ at Shrewsbury and transferred to *Royal Armoured Corps*
		B Squadron at Oswestry C Squadron at Ludlow D Squadron at Wellington
	1961.05.01	regiment took under command The Pembroke Yeomanry (Castlemartin)* which remained an independent squadron*
	1967.04.01	The Shropshire Yeomanry (Territorials) reorganised as infantry in TAVR III with HQ at Shrewsbury
		A (Shropshire RHA) Squadron at Shrewsbury, formed from HQ RA (Shropshire RHA) 48 Division (TA) and elements of 4th Bn King's Shropshire Light Infantry B Squadron at Oswestry C Squadron at Shrewsbury
	1969.01.01	reduced to cadres as The Shropshire Yeomanry (Territorials) at Shrewbury, less some personnel to form 95 (Shropshire Yeomanry) Signal Squadron, 35th (South Midlands) Signal Regiment, Royal Signals at Shrewsbury
	1971.04.01	reorganised as two units:
		C (Shropshire Yeomanry) Squadron, Mercian Yeomanry reconstituted from cadre at Shrewsbury, Oswestry and Wellington 95 (Shropshire Yeomanry) Signal Squadron, 35th (South Midlands) Signal Regiment, Royal Signals at Shrewsbury
	1992.04.01	C Sqn redesignated HQ (Shropshire Yeomanry) Squadron, The Royal Mercian and Lancastrian Yeomanry
	1999.07.01	C Sqn again reorganised with two squadrons surviving:
		B (Shropshire Yeomanry) Squadron, The Royal Mercian and Lancastrian Yeomanry at Telford with detachment at Coventry 95 (Shropshire Yeomanry) Signal Squadron, 35th (South Midlands) Signal Regiment, Royal Signals at Shrewsbury
	2006?	B Sqn formed det at Hereford by conversion of Hereford pln of E (Light Infantry) Coy, West Midlands Regt



*Associated Regular Regiments:*
	Dragoons	1908-1939
	4th Queen's Own Hussars	1947-1958?
	1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards	1959?-present

History (Links) & War Service

Introduction to Volunteers


	*History:*
		Shropshire Yeomanry, by Chris Baker (The British Army in the Great War)
		Shropshire Yeomanry, by Brad Chappell (The Regimental Warpath 1914-1918)
		75 Med Rgt RA (Shropshire Yeomanry), by Derek Barton (The Royal Artillery 1939-45)

	*Deployment and War Service of Units:*


	*Biography and Gallantry Awards:*
		[no external sites have been found]

	*Associations, Forums and Re-Enactors:*
		[no external sites have been found]

	*Museums, Monuments, Memorials and Chapels:*
		The Shropshire Regimental Museum, Shrewsbury (Army Museums Ogilby Trust)
		The Shropshire Regimental Museum, Shrewsbury (Simonides listing)

Battle Honours

Index of Battle Honours
Index of Wars


	South Africa 1900-02 The Great War: Hindenburg Line, Épéhy, Pursuit to Mons, France and Flanders 1918, Egypt 1916-17, Gaza, Jerusalem, Jericho, Tell 'Asur, Palestine 1917-18 The Second World War: Honorary Distinction: Badge of the Royal Regiment of Artillery with year-dates "1943-45" and two scrolls: "Sicily" and "Italy"

Colours, Standards and Guidons

Introduction to Colours


	Record of Colours:

Uniforms and Badges

Badges:

Uniform:

1953-present: blue; facings: scarlet

Honorary Colonels

Index of Royal Colonels


	Commandant, Shropshire Yeomanry [1872-18uu]:

	<1882>	vacant
	1882.05.30	Lt-Col. (Hon. Col.) George Wingfield
	Honorary Colonel, Shropshire Yeomanry [18uu-1971]:
	<1895>	vacant
	1897.02.10	Col. Francis Charles (Needham), 3rd Earl of Kilmorey, KP, ADC
	1908.04.01	Hon. Col. George Ralph Charles (Ormsby-Gore), 3rd Baron Harlech, TD
	1938	vacant

	1947.05.02	Lt-Gen. Sir Oliver William Hargreaves Leese, Bt., KCB, CBE, DSO
	1962.10.27	Lt-Col. (Hon. Brig.) Cuthbert Goulburn, DSO
	1967.04.01	Lt-Col. (Hon. Brig.) Cuthbert Goulburn, DSO [reappointed]
	1969.04.01	Lt-Col. (Hon. Brig.) Cuthbert Goulburn, DSO [reappointed]
	Deputy Honorary Colonel, Mercian Yeomanry [1971-1972]:
	1971.04.01	Lt-Col. (Hon. Brig.) Cuthbert Goulburn, DSO [reappointed]
	Honorary Colonel, Shropshire Yeomanry [1972-present]:
	1972.04.01	Lt-Col. (Hon. Brig.) Cuthbert Goulburn, DSO [reappointed]
	1973.01.08	Lt-Col. Michael Vane Sowerby, MC, TD, DL
	1974.05.16	Lt-Col. (Hon. Col.) Michael Edward Oliver (Lambart), 12th Earl of Cavan TD, DL
	1977.10.29
	1983.02.01	Lt-Col. C.A. Eade, TD
	1996.10.01	Capt. D.U. Corbett

Traditions


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	*Miscellaneous Tradition Links:*

Bibliography

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